Astir is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.
You can make 90 anagrams from letters in astir (airst).
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see a-1, stir1
I slept ill that night, and very early next morning I was astir.
"The streets are astir," put in Wharton, helping himself to snuff.
I had no suspicion anything was astir that night with the college boys.
A soul is astir with an idea, a resentment, a call for change.
Dennet was astir early to see them off, and she had a little gift for each.
Lights flashed in the windows, drums beat, and the whole place was astir.
The night passed, and with the coming of dawn the boys were astir.
At the Lodge she gave him back a quick look that set him astir.
The town was astir by this time, the sun was on the beach, and the fishermen trooped off to bed.
Before long the whole island seemed to be astir about our reception.